Find out what shows are heading to Manchester’s main theatres over the holiday season

Manchester’s film scene has a lot to offer this academic year, with a range of events and festivals scheduled to take place

In its 26th year running, ¡Viva! is back at HOME, bringing with it a selection of 31 films from Spain and Latin America

This abstract Burroughs adaptation is simultaneously Cronenberg’s grimmest and funniest film, earning a spot at HOME’s latest season on ‘unfilmable’ books, writes Carl Fitzgerald

Kayleigh Crawford reviews Gecko and Mind the Gap’s Space at HOME

Chess Bradley discusses one of the most ambitious exhibitions she’s seen: The Manchester Open

Sophia Hadji-Michael reviews Bost-Uni Plues at HOME Theatre as part of PUSH Festival

Kayleigh Crawford reviews An Act of Care at HOME Theatre as part of Push Festival

Anna Jin reviews Oreo at HOME Theatre as part of Push Festival

Miriam Jarvis reviews Candy Floss at HOME

Francesca McClimont reviews Bourgeois and Maurice’s Insane Animals at HOME Theatre

Francesca McClimont attends the press event for Bourgeois and Maurice’s first musical, Insane Animals, which also stars Lockie Chapman from The Overtones

What do a middle-class English family and a Syrian refugee have in common? A lot more than you might think, argues Channel 4 sitcom Home

Rosemary Russett reviews Ad Infinitum’s Extraordinary Wall of Silence at HOME

HOME’s latest “Adaptation: Impossible Novels” season champions adaptations of books that stand toe-to-toe with their source materials, against all odds

Lily Rosenberg reviews The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel at HOME

Rosemary Russett reviews Sound Cistem at HOME Theatre, as part of Push Festival, from Plaster Cast, a theatre company made up of past and current UoM students

Chess Bradley has a look at What’s On in the Arts in Manchester including displays of Jenny Holzer and Greyson Perry